Beacon High School's Tony Romanelli, who has signed to play at Wake Forest, pitches against Arlington on April 9 in Freedom Plains.

Written by

Timothy Gilbert
For the Poughkeepsie Journal

"He doesn't get nervous; he doesn't get angry with umpires," said Patrick Schetter, who plays shortstop behind Romanelli on Beacon High School's baseball team. "You can't even tell if he's tired or excited. He's really emotionless, but you can tell he really wants to win."

Off the mound, the ace admits, he has his share of trepidation, just like any senior on the precipice of leaving home. On Friday, 17 months after verbally committing to the school, Romanelli officially signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball for Wake Forest. ...